Glen Pines Residents Looking For Answers

New Britain News Notes

July 21, 1994

Frustrated residents of the Glen Pines condominiums in New Britain waited in the lobby of MidConn Bank's main offices in Berlin Wednesday, hoping to see the bank president.

The residents are seeking answers to financing and ownership questions about the 30-unit project off Glen Street. MidConn Bank holds their mortgages. Bank officials scheduled a tentative appointment for today to discuss concerns about the project.

The condominium development is only partly full and has been plagued with maintenance and financial problems in recent months, residents say. The most visible problem has been a trash pileup, when residents waited more than a month for a hauler to empty rubbish.

The overall dispute stems from a question of responsibility. Bank officials have told residents that their concerns lie with the developer.

``The bank did not take a hammer and build this project,'' said the bank's lawyer, Mark Connolly. ``The bank did not shingle the roofs.''

The bank gave a $2.5 million no- recourse loan to Matthew Mattera of Berlin, who is the principal stockholder and chief executive officer of Glen Pines Inc. Mattera has declined to comment in detail about the project, but says he is not responsible for any of the residents' concerns.